Salman Rushdie, The Prophet’s Hair
Read The Prophet’s Hair and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Which of the following best describes the narrator’s tone?
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2. How does Hashim earn a living?
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3. Where is the setting of the story?
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4. What is the name of the literary device used in the thief–bird comparison at the beginning of the robbery?
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5. Who is the third to die in Hashim’s household?
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